Elmwood School - Samara Yearbook (Ottawa, Ontario Canada)

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18 SAMARA May 25th.- — School holiday. June 9th. — Closing day. June 15th. — Toronto Matricuilation Exams commence. BOARDERS ' NOTES September 17th saw the arrival of ten new boarders, as well as four- teen of the original inmates of Elm- wood; and, as soon as our faculties had adjusted them.selves we duly noted the change of the Prefects Sitting Room to ' Teter Pan and the creation of a bedroom for three on its former site. Putting the thought of our summer ' s freedom behind us, we soon settled down to our routine of studies, prac- tising and play-houfS; and we must admit that we began to enjoy school life once again. The monotony has been broken on numerous occasions through- out the year by concerts which have been enjoyed even by those who do not indulge a weakness for matutinal and twilight ren- derings of doubtful harmony; while the three plays which we attended, ' ' The Gingerbread Man , ' ' The Private Secretary and As You Like It (the last put on by Ashbury), were vastly enter- taining. The Thanksgiving Party lived up to its reputation for gaiety, also the Christmas Party, in which all the school joined. But shortly before Christmas a shadow was cast upon our rising spirits by the prospect of participating in that ordeal known as a Musical and Dramatic Evening . Our efforts, though humble, were apparently appreciated by the audience, and since then we have put on several impromptu performances, which were far more enjoyable, at least to those taking part, and provided an outlet for our superfluous energy. With the arrival of the cold weather, the more ambitious members of the Elmwood boarders attended the Minto Skating Club twice or thrice weekly, with clock-like regularity, and their long practices brought forth very good results, as was proved by their performance in the Minto Follies, Aladdin and His Lamp , a truly great event for all of us. During the absence of the skaters,

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20 SAMARA the remnant of the boarders repaired to that famous centre of winter activities, The Hill , there to slide and ski with the greatest enthusiasm, despite frequent collisions and falls. The school grounds were also the scene of many and varied winter pas;times, while building operations on the tennis courts, and along the court-yard were carried on (chiefly by the Sixt,h Form) throughout the season of snow piles. Now that Spring is here again, those of us who hope to attempt Matriculation are working with the maximum of speed and energy, our efforts being purictuated by hectic basketball practices, and erratic rallies at tennis. Symptoms of a reviving interest in agri- culture are also evident, and the lower border of the vegetable garden shows a marked impiovement since we have taken to cultivating it in individual plots. The present boarders have sanguine hopes that their labours may perhaps help to provide future generations of Elmwoodians with some of the necessities of life. Who knows? — E. ACROSTICS GeOmetry LiteratUre AlgebRa ArithmEtic Dictation ScriptUre Composition GrAmmar HisTory Latin GeOgraphy FreNch Betty HoopeiR, Form IV A Peggy Law, Form IIL